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1971 Château Brane-Cantenac
4/28/2024 - ParisWino Likes this wine: 91 Points
Uncorked this on my birthday even though I was having a quiet celebration at home with my family, and my wife doesn't care much for old relics (except me). After having been stood up for a couple months (this is always key to enjoying older bottles), the cork was cleanly extracted with a faux Durand, and half was decanted into a clean 375ml with no headroom and returned to the wine fridge for the next day; while the other half was enjoyed with mains and the cheese course. I have had a fair number of Branes from 71-78-79, and they always seem to be solid performers that scratch the mature BDX itch at very reasonable prices (this particular bottle was €35 all-in).
Anyways, on both the first and second night the wine was consistent: on the nose there was a very intriguing nose of strawberries, cranberries, tangerine rind, umami, Earl Grey, a bit of sassafras, and a slight floral note I couldn't place. On the palate the wine was medium bodied; the tannins were fully resolved as expected, and there was a jolt of acidity, not volatile, but rather sour. This wine needs food -- like any very mature wine -- but a bottle in good condition still has something interesting to say to anyone willing to listen closely.
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2018 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Clos de L'Echelier
4/20/2024 - ParisWino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Intriguing nose of both red and black fruits (cranberry, boysenberry) and savory elements of tapenade, green pepper and a mineral note. Plenty of acidity, but also plenty of fruit, consistent with the house style. This has the stuffing to go the distance (another 12-15 years at least).
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2014 Love and Squalor Riesling
12/21/2023 - ParisWino wrote: 91 Points
I didn't plan to age this 9 years, but here we are, and I'll be damned if it didn't turn out to be a lovely bottle of riesling. Notes of sugar cane (a bit reminiscent of pinot blanc), quinine (or at least what made me think of a G&T), citrus and a bit of petrol on the nose and palate. Lovely acidity and juicy mouthfeel, dry, yet still ample-fruited, absolutely food-friendly but also nicely quaffable on its on. Got this for just under $10 in a K&L special years ago –– what a bargain. Your well-stored bottle (the one of you that has the last remaining botttle in CT, anyways) should be fine for another year or two ... such is the virtue of riesling.
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